08 swivel rack not locking

[ally505]

The actuation pin on my ‘08 board rack is not moving out so the rack will not lock inboard or outboard. I need to pick up some imperial Allen keys, but I’m not seeing how the rack can be disassembled unless the 2 large allen headed screws are holding it together? Thoughts?

[NautiqueJeff]

Not sure which racks those are -- Titan maybe?

I looked on NautiqueParts, but they just have the service kits for the Roswell racks.

[Ckowals1]

I have the same racks on my 2008 with the titan tower.
Never had the issue having them lock up, but maybe try some wd-40 or PB-blaster penetrating oil around the release pin to make it move easier?

In order to remove the racks from the tower you need to loosen/remove the socket head cap screws that tighten the clamps to the tower. My racks have an upper and a lower clamp (2 clamps per rack)

[ally505]

I removed them and have put some fork oil in along with gt85, but TBH, I think it is crying to be taken apart and re-lubed.

[ally505]

For anybody interested, there were a few areas needing addressed. The actuator pin was not moving freely in its bore, so needed cleaning, but also there was a small lip on the pin that required to be filed back plus also a lip on the aluminium housing that needed filed too. Once complete the pin moved through its range of motion so just a case of lube and reassemble. A few pics for info.

In terms of disassembly there is an allen screw that holds the upper and lower half or the large shaft (not pictured) together so a simple repair should anybody else have a similar problem.

[Miljack]

I took mine apart too, only way to maintain them. I used a good quality waterproof marine grease on the pins and it seems to be working well (serviced a few years ago). FWIW, the guy who started Titan still makes some rack parts for this style of rack, ie if you wanted different forks, they have them. Titanwake.com